συγγνώμη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From συν- (sun-) +‎ γνώμη (gnṓmē).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σῠγγνώμη • (sungnṓmē) f (genitive σῠγγνώμης); first declension

  1. acknowledgement, confession
  2. lenient judgement, allowance; fellow feeling with another
  3. pardon, forgiveness

Inflection
First declension of ἡ σῠγγνώμη; τῆς σῠγγνώμης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σῠγγνώμη
hē sungnṓmē		 τὼ σῠγγνώμᾱ
tṑ sungnṓmā		 αἱ σῠγγνῶμαι
hai sungnômai
Genitive τῆς σῠγγνώμης
tês sungnṓmēs		 τοῖν σῠγγνώμαιν
toîn sungnṓmain		 τῶν σῠγγνωμῶν
tôn sungnōmôn
Dative τῇ σῠγγνώμῃ
têi sungnṓmēi		 τοῖν σῠγγνώμαιν
toîn sungnṓmain		 ταῖς σῠγγνώμαις
taîs sungnṓmais
Accusative τὴν σῠγγνώμην
tḕn sungnṓmēn		 τὼ σῠγγνώμᾱ
tṑ sungnṓmā		 τᾱ̀ς σῠγγνώμᾱς
tā̀s sungnṓmās
Vocative σῠγγνώμη
sungnṓmē		 σῠγγνώμᾱ
sungnṓmā		 σῠγγνῶμαι
sungnômai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Greek: συγνώμη (sygnómi) (learned)

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συγγνώμη (sungnṓmē) and semantic loan from French pardon.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siŋˈɣno.mi/
  • Hyphenation: συγ‧γνώ‧μη

Interjection

συγγνώμη • (syngnómi)

  1. sorry (an apology)
  2. excuse me (UK), pardon me (US)

Synonyms

Noun

συγγνώμη • (syngnómi) f (plural συγγνώμες)

  1. forgiveness

Declension
declension of συγγνώμη
case     \     number singular plural
nominative συγγνώμη • συγγνώμες •
genitive συγγνώμης • —
accusative συγγνώμη • συγγνώμες •
vocative συγγνώμη • συγγνώμες •
Some senses lack a plural

References
  1. συγγνώμη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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